FuelCell Energy Inc

Manufacturing Engineer

FuelCell Energy Inc • $70K — $95K *
Torrington, CT 06790In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Management, or related field
  • 3+ years of manufacturing or operations experience
  • Proven project management skills in a cross-functional setting
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and data organization; ERP/MES experience preferred
  • Excellent technical writing skills for SOPs and documentation
  • Highly organized with attention to detail and multitasking ability

Responsibilities

  • Author and manage SOPs and process documentation for manufacturing
  • Coordinate between manufacturing, quality, engineering, and supply chain teams
  • Track and report on daily/weekly production data effectively
  • Facilitate engineering change order workflows on the production floor
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives through kaizen and VSM activities
  • Oversee facility buildout readiness and new hire onboarding logistics
  • Maintain production dashboard for operational reviews

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Engagement in impactful projects during critical facility buildout
  • Collaborative work environment across multiple departments
  • Involvement in continuous improvement and Lean initiatives
  • Hands-on experience with cutting-edge manufacturing technologies
Full Job Description
Summary

The Manufacturing Engineer is an individual contributor embedded within the Operations team during a critical period of facility buildout and production ramp-up. This position serves a critical role on the manufacturing floor of connecting people, processes, data, and systems across multiple different departments. The successful candidate will be highly organized, analytically sharp, and capable of working autonomously in a fast-moving environment.

Key Responsibilities

Process Documentation & Standardization
  • Author, maintain, and version-control SOPs, work instructions, and process flow diagrams for manufacturing operations
  • Manage document control systems to ensure the production floor is always operating to current-revision documentation
  • Partner with engineering and quality teams to translate design intent into operator-ready work instructions

Cross-Functional Coordination
  • Act as the central coordinator between manufacturing, quality, engineering, and supply chain; tracking open items and driving cross-functional work to closure
  • Schedule and facilitate recurring operational meetings including tiered accountability meetings (TAMs), Gemba walk prep, and shift handoff review
  • Maintain action item logs and ensure follow-through on commitments across teams

Production Tracking & Reporting
  • Collect, consolidate, and report on daily and weekly production data including output, cycle times, yield, utilization, and scrap rates
  • Maintain production tracking dashboards and prepare VP-ready summaries for operational reviews
  • Support value-added network (VAN) initiatives by organizing data collection activities and cycle time characterization studies

Change Management Support
  • Coordinate engineering change order (ECO/ECN) workflows and ensure EBOM/MBOM changes are communicated to and implemented on the production floor
  • Track open change orders from release through implementation, escalating delays as needed

Continuous Improvement
  • Support kaizen events, value stream mapping (VSM) exercises, and Lean/Continuous Improvement project tracking
  • Maintain the continuous improvement project log and facilitate follow-through on identified improvement actions
  • Assist in calculating and presenting productivity, cycle time, and capacity metrics to support decision-making

Facility Buildout & Ramp-Up Support
  • Coordinate equipment qualification activities, readiness milestone tracking, and associated documentation
  • Assist with new hire onboarding logistics, training record maintenance, shift assignment coordination, and cross-training tracking
  • Help develop and maintain operational readiness checklists for transitioning departments into multi-shift production


Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Management, or a similar applicable discipline
  • 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing or operations environment
  • Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional projects and track action items to closure without direct authority
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data organization; experience with ERP or MES systems a plus
  • Excellent written communication skills with experience authoring SOPs, work instructions, or technical documentation
  • Highly organized with a strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in an electrochemical, fuel cell, battery, or advanced energy manufacturing environment
  • Familiarity with Lean manufacturing principles (5S, standard work, VSM, kaizen, tiered accountability)
  • Experience supporting a new facility buildout or production ramp from LRIP to full-rate production
  • Understanding of Engineering BOM & Manufacturing BOM structures, engineering change management, and product life cycle management tools
  • Prior experience supporting a manufacturing facility ramp or greenfield production startup

About FuelCell Energy Inc

FuelCell Energy, Inc. designs, manufactures, sells, installs, operates, and services stationary fuel cell power plants for distributed power generation. The company offers SureSource product line based on carbonate fuel cell technology in various configurations, including on-site power, utility grid support, distributed hydrogen, and micro-grid, as well as multi-megawatt applications; and SureSource Recovery power plants for natural gas pipeline applications. It also provides SureSource Capture system that separates carbon dioxide from the flue gases of natural gas, biomass, or coal-fired power plants, as well as industrial facilities; and SOFC/SOEC and Energy Storage, a solution for energy storage using solid oxide technology. The company's SureSource power plants generate electricity and usable heat, and provide hydrogen and/or drinking water. It serves various markets, such as utilities and independent power producers, industrial and process applications, education and health care, data centers and communication, wastewater treatment, government, and commercial and hospitality. The company primarily operates in the United States, South Korea, England, Germany, Canada, and Spain. FuelCell Energy, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut.
Learn more about FuelCell Energy Inc
Size
382 employees
Market Cap
$1 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
-$89.1 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+6.4%
Revenue
$70.8 million
NASDAQ
FCEL
* Ladders Estimates

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